NEW YORK - Big Lots, the retailer known for its furniture deals and household essentials, is closing 300 stores in the U.S. including dozens in the Tri-State Area, according to the company's website.

Going out of business sales are being prepared for all remaining Big Lots store locations, the company announced.

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The closures are part of a sale agreement with an affiliate of Nexus Capital Management LP, Big Lots announced in a news release last month.

Big Lots is about to reopen 132 stores that it had closed last year due to its bankruptcy filing, the chain’s new owners announced.

Big Lots filed for bankruptcy last year and 460-plus locations have been up for sale since January. Several in NY have been acquired by discount retailers.

Going out of business sales are being prepared for all remaining Big Lots store locations, the company announced Thursday. According to the news release, Big Lots "does not anticipate completing ...